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Cyrus Taber

Cyrus Taber

Male 1833 - 1877  (44 years)


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  • Name Cyrus Taber 
    Birth 26 Jun 1833  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Reported to be the first white child born in Marshall County.
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Christening Aft 26 Jun 1833  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • into the Society of Adventists. The History of Marshall County states that he was a member of the Church of God
    Gender Male 
    Group Whig then Republican  [7, 8] 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1850  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I794] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: head of household: [I794] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I795] Jane POPE
      Witness Role: son: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I849] Mary Ann TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I850] Henry Clay TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I851] Oliver Perry TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I852] Lucyette TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I853] William Paul TABER
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: son: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: Resident: Name: R. Wilson
      Witness Role: 20 year old male, living in the house, listed as a laborer.
    Ω Probate Witness 23 May 1864  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • with George Deacon and Israel Roberts providing the required $4000 bond. After final settlement, each of his seven heirs received $126.50, while his wife received $79.51 in addition to the $300 in household property she had already received

      EXCEEDINGLY detailed inventory, provided the day after he died. Seems like his death had been expected due to poor health, and his family had been able to be prepared for it, even in a nation at war.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I794] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: Witness: [I796] Cyrus TABER
    death_records\taber_samuel_dennis-estate_inventory    		 death_records\taber_samuel_dennis-estate_inventory
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: head of household: [I796] Cyrus TABER
      Witness Role: wife: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: son: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: son: [I845] John Heenan TABER
      Witness Role: brother-in-law: [I5867] George W MARSH
      Witness Role: George is the husband of Cyrus' wife Rachel's sister Mary.
      Witness Role: sister-in-law: [I3779] Mary A. PLAKE
      Witness Role: Mary is Cyrus' wife's sister.
    Education mainly by his own efforts  [8] 
    • He grew to manhood amid scenes of a pioneer life, and acquired a fair education. He was modest and unassuming and although he was never one to intrude his views, he did much to mold the character and public spirit of the neighborhood in which he resided.
    Family Search ID 2ZV5-SXP 
    Name Taber 
    Will 10 Oct 1877  [11, 12] 
    • His will begins with a detailed description of his land holdings, and an itemization of his estate, which he estimated to be worth $16,393. He designated that $2000 was to be given to each of his children, and the property and home be given to his wife.
      Witness Role: Executor: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
      Witness Role: Also an heir.
      Witness Role: Heir: [I848] Israel S. TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I845] John Heenan TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I846] Mary Alice TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I844] Samuel Dennis TABER
      Witness Role: Heir: [I798] Thomas Oliver TABER
    Death 26 Dec 1877  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 12] 
    • He died at his home, 5 miles south of Plymouth, on a Thursday morning. He spent his life in the cultivation of the land upon which he was born, and died within a few rods of the old cabin home.
    Burial Aft 26 Dec 1877  Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by H.V Reev (Reed?)
    gravestones\TABER Cyrus d1877    		 gravestones\TABER Cyrus d1877
    Probate Dec 1883  Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • with Israel Roberts acting as co-administrator
      Witness Role: Witness: [I797] Rachel PLAKE
    _UID 2E0FA08427A44A9AADB6B48873B7B520AE20 
    Person ID I796  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

    Father Samuel Dennis Taber,   b. 19 Apr 1798, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1864, Taber Homestead, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Jane Pope,   b. 7 Mar 1806, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1878, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1830  [4, 14] 
    Family ID F270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Rachel Plake,   b. 10 Feb 1837, Connersville Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1913, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1854  Smith's Tavern, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • ceremony performed by Mack Smith
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Dennis Taber,   b. 25 Apr 1855, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1882 (Age 26 years)
    +2. Thomas Oliver Taber,   b. 25 Nov 1856, Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1906, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     3. Mary Alice Taber,   b. 9 Apr 1858, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1894 (Age 36 years)
    >4. John Heenan Taber,   b. 1860, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1936, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Stephen Taber,   b. 5 Aug 1865, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1866, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     6. Israel S. Taber,   b. 1870, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

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  • Photos
    headshots\TABER Cyrus    		headshots\TABER Cyrus

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Caption of photo states that Cyrus was the first male white child born in Marshall County.

    2. [S696] Cens1870 - IN Marshall Center p91.

    3. [S697] Cens1860 - IN Marshall Center p50.

    4. [S821] Bible - Transcribed Taber Bibles Plymouth IN.

    5. [S825] Compilation - History of Marshall County IN p403.

    6. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.

    7. [S831] Bio - Taber Thomas O., Vol II, pp 589-591.

    8. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Brief biographical sketch of Cyrus Taber, unknown source document though it is likely some sort of historical summary of the origins of Marshall County.

    9. [S279] Cens1850 - IN Marshall p483.

    10. [S819] Will - Taber Samuel Dennis, estate inventory.

    11. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993.

    12. [S817] Will - Taber Cyrus.

    13. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, from Indiana Plymouth Courthouse-Decedent Estates.pdf.

    14. [S830] Bio - Taber Henry Clay.